Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-18

No, WHEN tue ptOllAC NstNS SHoNNA III
favor OF q Democrat, OF course the Re
publicanS would never think Of electing
a Republican. They never do under such
circumstances. As for example, when the
Democrats of the Eighth ward Of this city
spoke in favor Of Democratic Councilman
and elected CHARLIE BINGEII, and when
Mr.. RISGELL resigned the Republican
Councilman chose y Republican to I'LL his
place and represent u Democratic constit-
uency.
WHO SHALL ZEE L. -. SENATOR!
While other Journals have for many
weeks been urging the claims of candidates
for the United States Senate, the RE,iISTER
has until Of late rcIaincd from insisting
upon the fitness OF any one man more
than another. Ii has recognized the right
of all sections to be heard, and its columns
have been open to all. Aiterall parties
have been heard, and finding from the
logic of events before and Sinee the election,
the REGISTER can come tOnO other cOnclu-
sion than that Senator CAMDEN is the
choice OF the great majority Of
the Democrats OF the State for
United States Senator. There Is no other
candidate in the Democratic party who
has any organized following. There is,
indeed, in the Legislature, no opposition
to Senator CAMDEN worth speaking OF,
except from the Republicans and several
Democrats, who, because they have other
preferences, are sought to DC worked upon
by those who represent factions or inter
eStS and want position for themselves, or
are Sourcd because the political plumS
We're not abundant enough To reach them
when they were passed around. The voice
Of the great maiority OF the West Virginia
Democracy demands the election of Sena-
tor CAMDEN, and his record la the past six
years shows that the party WIS wise in
making such a choice.
In this mornings issue appears a COM
mUnication from = MoOreteld Democrat
over the Hoa az pIlua, at ~. Il. c. The
writer says that the Democratic party is
to-day confronted 10y greater perils than
ever before" and lays the blame upon the
''cIiuueS and factions" that have been
formed in the party. lie also says that
no man is a good Democrat who will rush
his party headlong into danger when the
danger is pointed out.
We agree with both Of these statements.
And this is one strong reason why we in
sSt on the reelection OF Senator CAMDEN.
lie can do more than any other man to
prevent Republican success. The "cliqueS
aud factions" cannot he composed Of other
than of the few who are 81
bitterly lighting Senator CAMDEN. To
say otherwise would I've Ia call
nearly the whole Democratic party of the
State clique" We have been trying
to point ont To the small minority that
they are endangering their party by resort
inc to the rule OF ruin policy OF anything
to beat CAMDEN" even to the overthrow
of the party. In truth no one il good
Democrat who will rush his party head
long into danger
The writer says ''the recent small ma
IOrity in the election is owing to the fact
that decent and faithful Democrats re-
manned at home because the party organ
ization was taken possession Of By some
faction that WAS making war ON them.
There are many Democrats who staid ut
home on election day. This no one will
DENY. But there is no ground whatever for
making the other assertion. The Democrats
Of West Virginia are Democrats in their
party organization rs well Is elsewhere.
That any man or set of men have seized
the party organization to wage warfare on
fellow Democrats is n base imputatiOn To
make without adding any proof whatever.
The Democratic losses in our State are due
TO entirely different causes, TO that men
toned. Our loss was slight to what it
was in Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois
and several other States. Dissatisfaction
at the Presidents policy in regard to office
holders, the failure of Congress to reduce
the surplus in the Treasury and lower the
taxes, and local quarrels over the distrIbu-
ton of federal patronage had very much to
do i'm reducing the Democratic vote in these
States and in our own.
Then there was that Oleomargarine bill
that the Republicans made an issue in
some sections and practieed all kinds OF
sophistry upon aud gained votes thereby
Local auarrels and dissatisfaction because
there were not enough offices TO 80 round
also played their part. II there was any
fight made against Democrats in the east
arm Panhandle, as "A. L. c." alleges
there was, it was among themselves and
not from Democrats outside. Considering
the disadvantages, and the forces At work,
the marty in this State has done well for an
off year.
The communication to which we refer
saws that Senator Camden lis charged
with unclean methods in politics" But
why not he more specific? What has
Senator Camden ever resOrted to that was
dishonest? What action of his as Sen
ator or as a citizen has been against the
interests of the peOple?' Was it in intro
ducing the most important amendment to